By Rachel Jackson RJackson@News-Herald.com   Laketran has collected 2,329 signatures to date for its petition regarding transportation funding. Although signatures continue to be collected, Laketran General Manager Ray Jurkowski has presented the available signatures during his recent meetings with legislators, asking them to consider all the options available for supporting public transportation.   The busing […]

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On March 7, Laketran began our 2011 grassroots effort with a petition and post card campaign to encourage our stakeholders to ask our federal and state representative to increase funding levels so we could restore weeknight, holiday and Saturday service.   From March 7-March 10, Laketran collected over 1,000 signatures and distributed over 2,000 postcards […]

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When Patty White took a job at KeyBank (then Ameritrust) in Cleveland in 1988, she planned on working downtown for a year with hopes to relocate to another job closer to home. On April 1, 2011 White will celebrate her retirement from KeyBank and 22 years of riding Laketran.   “The car I had back […]

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Laketran’s Finance Department, headed by Lisa Colling, received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Laketran’s 2010 budget from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in government budgeting and reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of government budgeting. Laketran’s 2010 […]

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By Max Reinhart MReinhart@News-Herald.com  During his State of the Union Address earlier this week, President Barack Obama said America’s own engineers gave the nation a grade of “D” on the subject of infrastructure.  Also during the speech, the president asked for a redoubling of government efforts in rebuilding the country’s infrastructure. Like other officials in […]

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